Biography
Shaik O. Rahaman, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food science at the University of Maryland, USA. His laboratory is interested in elucidating the molecular signaling events underlying the pathogenesis of various inflammatory diseases, specifically, atherosclerosis and fibrosis. Dr. Rahaman earned his PhD in Molecular Biology at Jadavpur University, and a BS in Human Physiology (Honors), and an MS in Biophysics and Molecular Biology from University of Calcutta. From 2000-2014, Dr. Rahaman worked at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA, as a Postdoctoral Fellow, eventually as a Project Scientist studying signal transduction in Cell Biology and Oncology. He has received many awards and honors. Dr. Rahaman was honored with Elsa Albrecht Award by Cleveland Clinic, which is awarded for outstanding publication. During 2011-2014, Dr. Rahaman also served as an Assistant Professor at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, USA. In 2013, he was the recipient of the American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant. Dr. Rahaman is the author or co-author of 20 research papers on neurobiology, oncology, atherosclerosis, or fibrosis in high impact international peer-reviewed journals of repute including Cell Metabolism and Journal of Clinical Investigation. Dr. Rahaman has given numerous invited talks nationally and internationally, and is a reviewer/editorial board member in numerous scientific journals. Dr. Rahaman also served as a reviewer for National Institute of Health (USA).
Research Interest
Molecular Biology,Cell Biology and Oncology
Biography
Prof. I. Saadoun has completed his PhD at the age of 32 years from Auburn University/Auburn-Alabam, USA. He is the Vice Dean of College of Sciences, University of Sharjah. He has published more than 90 papers through different research proposals granted as principal and associate investigator, in different reputed journals. Most of these papers were in the area of inhibitory/metabolites-producing Streptomyces spp. and their genetic determinants.
Research Interest
Applied Bioscience
Biography
Prof. Panagiotis Karanis been graduated with a PhD from the University of Bonn, Germany and has been specialized in Parasitology. He got professorships in Japan, Germany and China. He has an outstanding academic background, excellent publication record with 100+ original articles in journals related to Parasitology and Tropical Diseases and significant teaching experiences in the fields of Medical Parasitology, Tropical Diseases and human Anatomy. His worldwide research activities focused in the control of waterborne, foodborne and vectorborne parasitic diseases including the development of diagnostic assays useful for basic and clinical research in Biomedicine and in Parasitology.
Research Interest
Parasitology
